Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Random Rants, Notes and Articles No.2 . . .

1875 - Clipper ship 'Three Brothers' - 2972 tons - The largest sailing ship in the World - She loaded with coal at Penarth Dock in 1885.

1885 - Exceptions crop up to modify every rule. It was a matter of discussion amongst coalowners and shippers lately that sailing vessels were going into the ranks of the obsolete, and lo! there is now at Penarth one of the biggest sailers on record, as far as Wales is concerned. This is the Three Brothers, now loading with Great Western coal. She is said to be next to the Palgrave, the largest sailer in the world. Her registered tonnage is 2900, or about 4000 tons burthen, and she is a picture. - The Engineer [015] [499] 25th December 1885.

1894 - Situations Vacant and Wanted, &c. - The above entry of Geo. Goddard with his experience of '2 months on dock arc lighting in series.' Having been a engineer all my life, as soon as I read the ad. above and the report below in the same magazine, I wondered if they were somehow connected. Please excuse my humour, or lack of!! - The Electrician v.34 [1195] [499] 16th November 1894.

1895 - Fire - The electric lighting plant at the docks at Penarth, the property of Messrs. J. B. Saunders & Co., was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. - The Electrician v.34 [1195] [499] 8th February 1895.